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A man was sentenced to 34 years in prison in connection to the murder of 56-year-old Mavis Nelson, whose remains were found in a ravine near the University of Washington campus last year.
Charles W. Becker, 32, pleaded guilty to murder, unlawful imprisonment and sexually violating human remains in court on June 22.
Mavis Nelson's body was found in the Kincaid Ravine near Ravenna Avenue Northeast and Northeast 45th Street on June 20, 2022. A medical examiner said Nelson was stabbed to death. She had been reported missing a month before.
Nelson was a mother of three and a member of the Yakama Tribe, according to her sister, Ernestine Morning Owl.
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